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Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait' [53r] (105/724)
The record is made up of 1 file (360 folios). It was created in 26 Mar 1941-15 Dec 1947. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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consulting with the Shaikh - exclusive licence i|
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permission ’ 4
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(a) to establish maintain and operate telecommunication
services between Koweit and points outside His Highness’
dominions and services with aircraft and ships at sea and
for that purpose to maintain and work the said Wireless
Telegraph Station and any additions thereto
(b) to provide a telephone service in and about the
City of Koweit and for that purpose to maintain and
operate the said telephone exchange and subscribers
apparatus and any extension or extensions thereof
(c) to receive from and deliver to the public
telegrams exchanged between Koweit and any point outside
His Highness’s dominions
(d) the licence and permission granted above is
Koweit
exclusive throughout/territory subject to the rights
already enjoyed by the Kuwait Cil Company^ the eastern
Gulf Oil Company and the Indian Posts and Telegraphs
Department
2. The Company shall be entitled to receive payment
or other consideration for the telecommunication services
rendered by it and in accordance with the rates prevailing
3. All instruments apparatus and material imported
into Koweit by the Company and which are necessary for the
repair extension and maintenance of the said wireless
station and any additions thereto and of the said telephone
exchange (including the building or buildings in which they
are or may be worked) and subscribers apparatus or otherwise
for the Company’s purposes shall be exempted from all-
customs dues or charges of a like nature including export
dues but it shall pay on all personal goods ? clothing and
general merchandise imported by the Company or its staff
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- Content
The file concerns the Post and Telegraph Office and mail delivery in Kuwait.
The file contains:
- Commercial agreement between ruler of Kuwait and Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
- Construction of wireless station at Kuwait, administered by Cable and Wireless Limited, 1941
- Interruption of postal service between Kuwait and Iraq, 1941
- Transfer of administration of Kuwait postal business to Indian Postal Administration, 1941
- Agreements with Kuwait - Zubair Transport Company for motor vehicle mail service, 1942-43
- Establishment of a Money Order Service between Iraq and Kuwait, 1942
- Draft agreements between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, 1946-47
- Agreement between the ruler of Kuwait [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] and Cable and Wireless Limited, regarding the maintenance of the wireless telegraph station at Kuwait, in English and Arabic, 1947.
The file is composed of correspondence between Cable and Wireless Limited, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India, the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, the British Embassy at Baghdad, Harris Publications Limited, the Commonwealth Communications Council, the General Post Office, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (360 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 362; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4115A
- Title
- Coll 35/12(2) 'Kuwait: post and telegraph office and telephones; participation of Iraq in Empire Air Mail Scheme; Cable and Wireless Agreement with Shaikh of Kuwait'
- Pages
- 109r:111v, 52r:55v, 36r:41v
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